O-OVW-2025-172400: OVW Fiscal Year 2025 Enhancing Investigation and Prosecution of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking (EIP) Initiative
Closed
This grant is closed. Who won this program's grants before is below, and similar open grants are at the end of the page. It is in our archive of Office on Violence Against Women notices from 2025.
Office on Violence Against Women offered grants of up to $750,000 (at least $500,000) to state and local governments and tribes. It expected to make about 15 awards worth $8.0 million in total. Applications closed on July 8, 2025.
From the official notice on Grants.gov, last changed May 16, 2025. Checked November 7, 2026.
- Award ceiling$750,000
- Award floor$500,000
- Total funding$8.0 million
- Expected awards15
- Cost sharingNot required
- Funding typeGrant
Other notices with this title
| Notice | Posted | Deadline | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| O-OVW-2024-171989 | February 26, 2024 | Closed April 30, 2024 | Closed |
Key dates
| Posted | May 16, 2025 |
|---|---|
| Deadline | July 8, 2025 |
Who can apply
This opportunity was open to state and local governments and tribes.
- State governments
- County governments
- City or township governments
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Eligible applicants are limited to: state, territorial, county, local, and/or Tribal law enforcement agencies and prosecutors’ offices that investigate or prosecute crimes of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and/or stalking in the United States or U.S. territories. States, units of local government, and Tribal governments may apply on behalf of law enforcement agencies and prosecutors’ offices that lack authority to apply on their own.
Is this a realistic fit?
- Past Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies and Enforcement of Protection Orders Program awards averaged $634,097; this notice allows up to $750,000 per award.
- Most of the program's money (72% over five years) went to state and local governments.
- No cost sharing or match is required.
What the grant funds
The Enhancing Investigation and Prosecution (EIP) Initiative is designed to promote and evaluate effective investigation and prosecution responses to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. The EIP Initiative encourages law enforcement agencies and/or prosecutors’ offices to expand and improve their capacity to effectively investigate and/or prosecute these crimes, and, in so doing, support victim safety and autonomy, hold offenders accountable, and promote agency trust within the surrounding community.
Who has won Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies and Enforcement of Protection Orders Program grants before
From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies and Enforcement of Protection Orders Program (16.590) awarded $123 million across 194 grant awards, an average of $634,097 per award.
| Recipient | State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unified Court System of New York State | New York | 3 | $2.2 million |
| County of Fairfax Virginia | Virginia | 2 | $2.2 million |
| County of Palm Beach | Florida | 2 | $2.1 million |
| New York, City of | New York | 2 | $2.0 million |
| Erie, County of | New York | 2 | $1.9 million |
Applying now
This notice no longer takes applications. Agencies often post the same opportunity again under a new number, so check the program's notices on Grants.gov and the similar open grants below.
The notice on Grants.gov keeps its full text and attachments, which is useful for planning a resubmission.
Questions people ask
Is O-OVW-2025-172400 still open?
No. It closed on July 8, 2025.
Who can apply for OVW Fiscal Year 2025 Enhancing Investigation and Prosecution of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking (EIP) Initiative?
Office on Violence Against Women accepted applications from state and local governments and tribes. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.
What is the deadline for OVW Fiscal Year 2025 Enhancing Investigation and Prosecution of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking (EIP) Initiative?
Closed July 8, 2025. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.
How much funding is available?
Awards of up to $750,000 each. About $8.0 million in total across about 15 awards.
Who has won Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies and Enforcement of Protection Orders Program grants before?
The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Unified Court System of New York State, County of Fairfax Virginia, County of Palm Beach. The program made 194 awards worth $123 million in that time.
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